Download or read book Nurse Decision Making in Acute Care written by Christine Williams Nibbelink and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Institute of Medicine identified that 98,000 deaths occur in hospitals each year due to poor decision-making. The need for better understanding of decision-making in patient care is evident. The purpose of this study is to explore nurses' perceptions of clinical decision-making for a patient who experienced a clinical event. The overarching framework for this research is the Effective Nurse to Nurse Communication framework which uses clinical events, or sudden changes in patient condition, to explore nurse communication between nurses who respond to a clinical event and nurses who receive report from the responding nurse about the clinical event. Naturalistic Decision Making is the framework used to explore the decision-making factors used by experienced decision makers in real world conditions. These frameworks provided the basis for data collection, interview question development, and facilitated data analysis. Twenty nurses in an urban acute care hospital were interviewed at their workplace about a patient who had experienced a sudden change in condition in the previous 24 hours. These interviews were transcribed and analyzed using content analysis. Categories that emerged were: Awareness of Patient Status, Nursing Roles (outside of specific patient care), Goals, Education / Certification / Hospital Training to support decision-making, Experience and Decision-Making, Time Pressure, Teamwork / Support from Staff, Resources, Following Established Routine. Patient Education, and Consideration of Options to Meet Goals. Further analysis indicates that elements of decision-making differ between responding and receiving nurses and based on experience level of the nurse. Strengths, limitations, and suggestions for future research are presented.
Download or read book Acute Care Nursing written by Julia Gilbert and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acute Care Nursing provides an accessible and practical overview of the role of the nurse in acute medical and surgical settings in the Australian and New Zealand context. Linking closely with the Australian 'Registered nurse standards for practice' and the New Zealand Competencies for Registered Nurses, this text equips students with foundational knowledge of the pathophysiology, treatment and legal and ethical issues associated with common acute conditions. Through the person-centred, collaborative care approach, students will also learn effective communication, decision-making and cultural competency skills that are essential for nurses in any practice context. Each chapter is enriched with pedagogical features designed to solidify understanding and promote critical thinking, including case studies, reflections, key terms, review questions, research topics and further readings. Offering students a relevant and contemporary understanding of the acute care context, Acute Care Nursing is an essential companion that can be taken from the classroom into practice.
Download or read book Cases in Pediatric Acute Care written by Andrea Kline-Tilford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cases in Pediatric Acute Care presents over 100 real-world pediatric acute care cases, each including a brief patient history, a detailed history of present illness, presenting signs and symptoms, vital signs, and physical examination findings. Ideal for developing a systematic approach to diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment, this resource provides students and advanced practitioners with the tools required to deliver comprehensive care to acute, chronic and critically ill children. The cases encompass a wide range of body systems, medical scenarios, professional issues and general pediatric concerns, and feature laboratory data, radiographic images and information on case study progression and resolution. Develops the essential skills necessary to provide the best possible pediatric acute care Discusses the most appropriate differential diagnoses, diagnostic evaluation, and management plans for each case Presents cases related to pulmonary, cardiac, neurologic, endocrine, metabolic, musculoskeletal, and other body systems Highlights key points in each case to quickly identify critical information Cases in Pediatric Acute Care is an excellent resource for advanced practice provider students and pediatric healthcare providers managing acutely ill children.
Download or read book Delegation of Nursing and Nonnursing Activities in Critical Care written by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Clinical Practice Committee and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An AACN PDF resource that describes and measures the expected level of practice and professional performance for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs).
Download or read book Effect of Human Patient Simulation on Clinical Decision Making of Acute Care Nurses written by Desiree Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring the Clinical Decision making Strategies of Nurses written by Mary Louise Kinnaman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the nature and types of direct and indirect patient care decisions that experiences Registered Nurses describe while interacting with patients, families, and other care providers who may be present in the environment, and the influence of environment on clinical decision-making. In describing routine versus complex decision-making, different patterns of interactions and different decision-making strategies emerged. Respondents managed information, knowledge, and time to achieve desired clinical outcomes, and used specific decision-making strategies in routine, complicated, or complex situations. Patterns of decision-making strategies for linear and non-linear decision-making were identified that could assist in developing educational activities, role expectations, and organizational support for Registered Nurses' clinical decision-making. This naturalistic inquiry was conducted in a medical/telemetry nursing unit of a community based acute-care hospital. Thirty-six themes and five categories emerged from data analysis of respondent interviews, field notes, and artifacts. Several patterns emerged from the data that influenced the decision-making strategies used by the nurses, including four decision-making strategies. The decision-making strategy employed was influenced by the nature and types of patient care decisions; professional nurse practice environment; Registered Nurses' professional nursing identity; social capital on the unit; knowledge management processes; time-space; relationships with health care providers and administrators outside the unit; and relationships with physicians. The Registered Nurse's choice of a decision-making strategy was influenced by individual, organizational, and system attributes, and was based on the Registered Nurses' assessment of the uncertainty or complexity of the problem and expertise required to solve the problem. Four decision-making strategies identified and used by the nurses included: toleration, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration. Nurses did not identify collaboration as a decision-making strategy with physicians, and descriptions of cooperation often included conflict.
Download or read book Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance written by Helen Dutton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series comes a comprehensive yet accessible overview of all the fundamental elements of acute and critical care nursing. Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance provides an introduction to the key knowledge and skills for patient assessment and problem identification, as well as how to plan, implement and evaluate care management strategies. It also explores clinical decision-making processes and their impact on care delivery, as well as key psychosocial issues, pain management, and safe transfer. All information is presented in a clear, double-page spread with key information accompanied by tables, illustrations, photographs and diagrams. Key features: Superbly illustrated, with full colour illustrations throughout An accessible, evidence-based, introduction to a complex topic Presents information structured according to the Resuscitation Council’s systematic ABCDE framework for ease of understanding Accompanied by patient case studies to help apply theory to practice Acute and Critical Care Nursing at a Glance is ideal for nursing students, healthcare assistants, and registered nurses working within the acute and critical care setting.
Download or read book Health Care Ethics through the Lens of Moral Distress written by Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a bridge between the theory to practice gap in contemporary health care ethics. It explores the messiness of everyday ethical issues and validates the potential impacts on health care professionals as wounded healers who regularly experience close proximity to suffering and pain. This book speaks to why ethics matters on a personal level and how moral distress experiences can be leveraged instead of hidden. The book offers contributions to both scholarship and the profession. Nurses, physicians, social workers, allied health care professionals, as well as academics and students will benefit from this book.
Download or read book Clinical Decision Making and Judgement in Nursing written by Carl Thompson and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2002 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book will give a critical overview of the current research literature regarding the topic of clinical decision making and judgement in nursing. This is in contrast to other texts which either rely on anecdotal evidence to justify their approach, or focus on medical (rather than nurse) decision making. The text aims to help individuals apply different techniques to practice, aiming for a 'non-academic' style which will be easy for readers to understand. Both the editors are researchers in the field of nurse decision making and have considerable experience teaching the subject on third level diploma/degree, masters level and post-registration nursing courses. This text is therefore unique in drawing together both the research (current as well as that which has already been published) and practical experience of implementing techniques in practice.
Download or read book Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements written by American Nurses Association and published by Nursesbooks.org. This book was released on 2001 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pamphlet is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of individuals who enter the nursing profession, the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard, and an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society. Provides a framework for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision-making.
Download or read book Advances in Patient Safety written by Kerm Henriksen and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: v. 1. Research findings -- v. 2. Concepts and methodology -- v. 3. Implementation issues -- v. 4. Programs, tools and products.
Download or read book Essential Procedures Acute Care written by Anthony Angelow and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen your advanced practice, acute care nursing skills with Essential Procedures: Acute Care, the indispensable tool for learning how to safely and confidently perform the most common acute care procedures. Organized by body systems, the procedures covered in this book include arterial line insertion, wound closure, and lumbar puncture. A handy, spiral-bound text that lies flat, this ideal resource offers step-by-step direction for acute care nursing students; it is also a handy on-the-unit reference for new acute care nurse practitioners.
Download or read book Synergy for Clinical Excellence written by Roberta Kaplow and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential reference for nursing students in developing and implementing the competencies necessary in caring for critically ill patients. Includes sample test questions relevant to the model that will assist nursing students in preparing for certification through AACN.
Download or read book Rapid Decision Making on the Fire Ground written by Gary Klein and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Nursing written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Future of Nursing explores how nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system. At more than 3 million in number, nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care work force. They also spend the greatest amount of time in delivering patient care as a profession. Nurses therefore have valuable insights and unique abilities to contribute as partners with other health care professionals in improving the quality and safety of care as envisioned in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enacted this year. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States. To ensure its members are well-prepared, the profession should institute residency training for nurses, increase the percentage of nurses who attain a bachelor's degree to 80 percent by 2020, and double the number who pursue doctorates. Furthermore, regulatory and institutional obstacles-including limits on nurses' scope of practice-should be removed so that the health system can reap the full benefit of nurses' training, skills, and knowledge in patient care. In this book, the Institute of Medicine makes recommendations for an action-oriented blueprint for the future of nursing.
Download or read book Clinical Decision Making for Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners written by Thanavaro and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: « Clinical Decision Making for Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners provides a systematic approach to clinical decision making for a wide variety of commonly encountered primary care issues in adult and geriatric practice. Unlike other textbooks, it details a progressive approach to handling such issues by focusing on the complete visit from history intake through management and follow-up care. The goal of this text is to enable students to learn a systematic approach to clinical problems and use evidence-based guidelines to direct their management decisions. Designed for both the student and the newly practicing NP, this text serves as a guide to increase the practioner's confidence with the application of assessment skills, diagnostic choices, and management approaches. Throughout the text students will find guidelines for the adult-gerontology nurse practitioner role as well as a real-life case studies that demonstrate what an NP may encounter in the clinical practice environment. The text is written at an application level, employs up-to-date evidence-based literature, and features practice questions-all of which make this a strong resource for certification preparation. »--
Download or read book Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing written by Jeffrey S. Jones, DNP, RN, PMHCNS-BC, CST, LNC and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 909 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This psychiatric-mental health undergraduate textbook, based on the theories of Hildegard Peplau and Joyce Travelbee, is the first recent book devoted to interpersonal relations as the foundation for therapeutic practice in psychiatric nursing. It guides the student through the essential phases of self-discovery necessary to integrate interpersonal nursing theory into practice, and provides a historical overview of the profession. The book addresses the most current ISPN and APNA competencies and presents content designed to foster self-growth, and critical thinking and decision-making skills, as well as to implement therapeutic interventions. It offers an overview of theories of mental illness and a detailed discussion of commonly seen psychiatric disorders, and addresses mental health care settings across the lifespan and different populations. Clinical case studies and first-hand accounts vividly describe the realities of living with specific mental illnesses, "What would you do?" questions stimulate discussions, and sample and practice care plans for chronic mental illness facilitate integration of concepts into practice. Evidence-based practice summaries from psychiatric nursing and related research literature are included, and NANDA guidelines are integrated throughout. A new chapter with DSM-V updates is also available. This affordably priced text additionally comes with supplementary materials for both teachers and students, including handy review guides, summaries, drug monographs, and hyperlinks to films and video illustrating content. A test bank and PowerPoint slides are also available for instructors. Key Features: Integrates and applies the Peplau/Travelbee interpersonal relations theories to the four-step Assessment, Planning/Diagnosing, Implementation, and Evaluation (APIE) nursing process Addresses critical thinking, clinical decision making, therapeutic interventions, case management roles, and mental health care settings across the lifespan Features NCLEX preparation questions, vivid clinical scenarios, and evidence-based practice summaries Addresses the most current ISPN and APNA competencies A new chapter with DSM-V updates is available Both student and teacher digital aids, including review guides, summaries, hyperlinks to films and video, and drug monographs are available A test bank and PowerPoint slides are also available for instructors eBook Features (available in all eBook formats): Bidirectional link between Key Terms and their glossary definitions Learning Outcomes at start of chapters link to respective sections in book Hyperlinks to supplementary films and videos Care plans DSM-V update This book is also available as part of a discounted set. To view the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Special A Student Pack, click the link above.
